World Series 2016: Celebrating Our Customers

Let’s get the first thing out of the way: How incredible was that World Series? With
the Cubs coming back from a 3-1 series deficit, making it into extra innings in
game 7, and celebrities
coming out of the woodwork
to support their favorite franchises, this World Series will be talked about
for years to come.

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Grand Slam: Building a World Series-worthy culture

What makes these two teams
successful at what they do? A
good portion of their success can be attributed to the cultures fostered by
team management.

Skippers Terry Francona and Joe Maddon are widely admired
around the league, and that’s not even getting into the contributions of the
other office personnel like trainers, equipment managers, groundskeepers, and
yes, the players.

Team picture

Both teams’ customer success managers, Erin and Jamie, work
out of our Ottawa office, so the two of them posed for a group photo with all
the baseball fans in the building to wish Chicago and Cleveland good luck.

Popcorn and cotton candy party

It wouldn’t be a ball game without popcorn and cotton
candy,
so we threw a baseball party in our office lobby with both snacks made fresh in
mass quantities. What a great way to spend a Friday leading up to game three!

Speaking of ballpark food…

Both Wrigleyville and Progressive Field are known for their
signature hot dogs. We recreated the recipes here in our office and had the
teams’ customer success managers, Erin and Jamie, take these unique dogs for a
spin.

The Chicago Cubs-themed dog was topped with pickles, onions,
tomatoes, mustard, relish, and ketchup. Not bad!

Celebrating our customers – a part of Halogen’s culture

The
10 days since the World Series have been incredibly fun to be a part
of, and having fun at work is an integral part of Halogen’s corporate culture.
What made the World Series special though is it provided the opportunity to
have fun with a purpose - celebrating the success of our customers.

To the Chicago Cubs and
the Cleveland Indians – you delivered a
well-played World Series. Both your teams showed an incredible ability to build
best-in-class cultures, exhibited thoughtful leadership, and demonstrated your
ability to win with talent.

Congratulations to the Chicago Cubs on the big win, and thank
you to
Cleveland for putting on a great series.

See you next season!

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In Melany’s role as Saba’s Content Manager, she gets to work with smart people to share the latest thinking about talent management. In her collaboration with thought leaders inside and outside of Saba, Melany helps craft content that educates and informs. A bonus to her work is that she is always learning new things.

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As an ardent social media advocate, Melany was a co-organizer from 2011-2013 of the Social Capital Conference, a social media “learnathon.” She also co-founded Girl Geek Dinners Ottawa, an offshoot of the London Girl Geek Dinners, started by Sarah Blow. Melany is a dedicated blogger and earned a Coursera certificate in Brand Management.

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